A Rabun County mountain man from Tiger, Thomas E. Roane was not an electrical engineer. In fact, he had no college education at all. But that did not stop him from engineering and building the first power generating system to bring electricity to Clayton back in 1914. That was the same year Georgia Railway and
The topics in the September 2020 edition of the Rabun County Historical Society’s Vintage Rabun newsletter are: Update on museum renovation and new website People who made a difference: Sheriff Luther Rickman and Justice Logan E. Bleckley Use the link below to download the newsletter in PDF format: 2020 Sept Vintage Rabun
The topic of the December 2019 edition of the Rabun County Historical Society’s Vintage Rabun newsletter is: The Origins of Rabun’s Library: Women, The “Judge”, Panel Trucks, The WPA Use the link below to download the newsletter in PDF format 2019 Dec Vintage Rabun (PDF)
The topic of the September 2015 edition of the Rabun County Historical Society’s Vintage Rabun newsletter is: Lillian Smith: Activist and Neighbor Use the link below to download the newsletter in PDF format 2015 Sept Vintage Rabun (PDF)
The topic of the March 2014 edition of the Rabun County Historical Society’s Vintage Rabun newsletter is: Frank Rickman: “Red-Clay Michelangelo” Use the link below to download the newsletter in PDF format 2014 March Vintage Rabun (PDF)
The topic of the December 2012 edition of the Rabun County Historical Society’s Vintage Rabun newsletter is: High Elevation History Use the link below to download the newsletter in PDF format 2012 Dec Vintage Rabun (PDF)
The topic of the September 2012 edition of the Rabun County Historical Society’s Vintage Rabun newsletter is: The Children Came to Play Use the link below to download the newsletter in PDF format 2012 Sept Vintage Rabun (PDF)
The topic of the December 2011 edition of the Rabun County Historical Society’s Vintage Rabun newsletter is: Focus on Women Use the link below to download the newsletter in PDF format 2011 Dec Vintage Rabun (PDF)
The topic of the January 2010 edition of the Rabun County Historical Society’s Vintage Rabun newsletter is: Chief Justice Logan E. Bleckley Use the link below to download the newsletter in PDF format 2010 Jan Vintage Rabun (PDF)
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